Statutory Instruments
1989 No. 2370 (S.157)

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1989

Made
13th December 1989

Laid before Parliament
29th December 1989

Coming into force
1st April 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of and Schedule 3 to the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

Fees

2.  The fees payable under the enactments specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order in respect of the certificates described in column 2 of that Schedule shall (in place of the amounts previously prescribed which are specified in column 3 thereof(2) be respectively the amounts specified in column 4 thereof.

Revocation

3.  The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1982(3) is hereby revoked.

Michael B Forsyth
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th December 1989

Article 2
SCHEDULE

1
2
3
4

Enactment
Type of certificate etc.
Fee Formerly payable
Fee payable on and from 1st April 1990

Savings Banks Act 1887 (c. 40), section 10
Certificate of birth, death or marriage, for purposes of certain Acts
£1.50
3.00

Young Persons (Employment) Act 1938 (c. 69), section 5
Certified copy of entry in register of births, for purposes of that Act
£1.50
3.00

Shops Act 1950 (c. 28), section 35
Certified copy of entry in register of births, for purposes of that Act
£1.50
3.00

Factories Act 1961 (c. 34), section 178(1)
Certified extract of entry in register of births, for purposes of that Act
£1.50
3.00

Education(Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), section 84(1)
Certified copy of entry in register of births, for purposes of certain Acts
£1.50
3.00

Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), section 106 and Schedule 5, paragraph 8
Certificate of birth or death, for purposes of certain Acts
£1.50
3.00

Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14), section 160(2)
Certified copy of entry of particulars of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts
£1.50
3.00

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order sets out, with effect from 1st April 1990, the fee payable for a certificate of birth, death or marriage issued for special purposes under certain statutory provisions. The fee is increased as at that date from £1.50 to £3.00. As a consequence, the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1982 is revoked.


(1)
1968 c. 14; Schedule 3 was amended by section 116(1) of and paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 to the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), by section 1(3) of and paragraph 33 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18) and by section 136(2) of and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44)

(2)
Column 3 of the Schedule shows the amounts payable under S.I. 1982/191 revoked by these Regulations.

(3)
S.I. 1982/191